One of the most popular songs each December is Wham!’s “Last Christmas.” Wham!’s George Michael had complex feelings about the song. Everybody else just seems to like it. George Michael felt Wham!’s ...

In 1983, George Michael set a goal for himself. He gave himself a songwriting exercise: he’d write a Christmas song. And he wanted a No. 1 hit. “He wanted a definitive Wham! Christmas offering,” ...

George Michael has been nominated for an Ivor Novello Award in the Most Performed Work category for writing Wham!’s 1984 hit “Last Christmas.” The award, which honors songwriters and screen composers ...

Wham!’s festive song Last Christmas never got to number one in the year of its release 1984, but it has scored a historical first, becoming the first track to occupy the festive chart’s top slot for a ...

George Michael has cemented his status as the UK’s most beloved music artist, with his iconic track "Careless Whisper" ...

Ridgeley returned to the Swiss mountains where they filmed the 1984 music video for new documentary 'Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped' Daily Record/Mirrorpix/Getty Stepping back into the world of “Last ...

As the epic recording session for “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” began on Nov. 25, 1984, Bob Geldof — the mastermind behind the all-star charity single — realized that one A-lister was MIA: Culture ...

It’s a hot topic for Christmas music lovers every year: What’s the most popular Christmas song? It’s an opinion-based question, but if you’re measuring each song based on profitability, there’s a ...

Stepping back into the world of “Last Christmas” has been a bittersweet experience for Wham!’s Andrew Ridgeley. "We had a wonderful time and recreating those scenes felt like yesterday," Ridgeley told ...